French goalkeeper Steve Mandanda will miss out on a trip to Brazil, thanks to a devastating injury suffered on Saturday night.

The Marseille ‘keeper was withdrawn after 23 minutes on Saturday, following a collision with Guingamp striker Mustapha Yatabare. Marseille went on to win 1-0 thanks to a strike from Andre Ayew, but the victory must have seemed rather hollow.

And with the World Cup just four weeks away, that means the 27-year-old will not be representing France this year. He was named on Didier Deschamps’ roster for Brazil, along with fellow goalkeepers Hugo Lloris, at Tottenham, and Mickael Landreau, at Bastia. His place is now likely to be taken by Stephane Ruffier, currently at Saint-Étienne.

Mandanda has represented France 16 times, and began the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign as their first choice goalkeeper. By the time South Africa rolled around, the job had gone to Hugo Lloris, and Mandanda did not appear in any of France’s three matches in the 2010 tournament. He has been at Marseille since 2007, and is currently captain of the Ligue 1 side.